By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) The discovery of mold at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club apparently has led to the club’s closing for up to three months and numerous staff layoffs. A press release issued last Friday said the club, its restaurant and banquet facility were closed “after a recent inspection revealed… Read more »
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Pocomoke City taps into water-quality pilot program
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Pocomoke City will take part in a pilot program with Korean-based company IOREX to improve water quality. If successful, the venture could save the town more than $1 million and greatly speed up enhancements to town water. The program, detailed during a City Council meeting on Monday,… Read more »
Blizzard of 2018 blankets county in foot of snow
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Officials said last week’s blizzard and deep cold spell combined to produce was one of the worst winter storms in decades, and perhaps since the 1970s. Heavy snow last Wednesday night and Thursday morning left more than a foot of snow in some areas locally causing dozens… Read more »
Pocomoke building ordinance change would add ‘teeth’
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Proposed building code changes could give Pocomoke City officials more authority to enforce standards on blighted and abandoned properties. “The city manager and staff have initiated an effort to try and contact and reach out to many of our downtown property owners,” Planning Director Dan Brandewie said… Read more »
Esther Troast files for reelection in District 5
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Pocomoke City Councilwoman Esther Troast on Monday filed to run for re-election in District 5. Troast, 64, is a Pocomoke native and is seeking a third term in office. She’s retired, but remains an avid photographer and prolific volunteer. Serving in office, Troast said, is an extension… Read more »
Snow Hill mourns pair of policemen
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Snow Police this week mourned the passing of PFC. Harold (Buddy) Taylor, 52. Police Chief Tom Davis said Taylor was at home on Dec. 26 enjoying a family gathering when he collapsed and was taken to Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury. “He wound up having surgery a… Read more »
Morrison transported to Pa. rehab
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Pocomoke Mayor Bruce Morrison was moved to a rehabilitation facility last week and friends of the family said signs for his recovery are encouraging. Morrison was rushed to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury on Nov. 29 with an apparent subdural hematoma, and then transferred to Christiana… Read more »
Pocomoke Council votes 3-1 to close Winter Quarters
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) The Winter Quarters Golf Course, a fixture in Pocomoke City for more than 70 years, is closing because of financial losses and declining membership, following 3-1 City Council vote Monday. The course was built during the early 1940s and deeded to the town in 1949. Councilwoman Esther… Read more »
Berlin Council starts 2018 with values statement
By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Without being aware of the events of the final Berlin council meeting of 2017, where a video set to promote the town’s downtown area was criticized for a lack of racial diversity, it’s difficult to contextualize the first meeting of 2018. Without mentioning the video specifically, Mayor… Read more »
OPA signs point toward celebration
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) With many of the surrounding streets and sidewalks still covered in snow and ice, Ocean Pines officials on Tuesday unveiled a new entrance sign on Cathell Road commemorating the 50th anniversary of the association. The ceremony was rescheduled from its original date of last Saturday. The sign… Read more »